Shane Patton acknowledges at Yoorrook commission the police uniform is a symbol of fear for some First Nations people
Patton acknowledged that systemic racism and discriminatory action in the force had gone “undetected, unchecked and unpunished”.The commissioner acknowledged Victoria Police’s role in the removal of Indigenous children from their families between 1864 to 1992, and vowed to ensure the police force review its policies to stamp out systemic racism and unconscious bias.Yoorrook chair Eleanor Bourke acknowledged the apology and said it was significant for it to be on the public record.
The state government’s submission to the inquiry revealed that, as of June last year, First Nations children were 22 times more likely than non-Indigenous children to be in out-of-home care. They were also seven times more likely to have been investigated by child protection and nine times more likely to have harm substantiated.
It said that in the decade to June 2020, the number of First Nations people in prisons increased by 148%.
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